(CNN) - Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman made headlines recently for his sizable $1 million contribution to a pro-Obama super PAC, but he's hardly the only celebrity who cut a check in support of a presidential hopeful.

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Did anyone notice that Mitt Romney's "American Century" remark that he gave to the VFW yesterday, is the identical phrase that Pres. Obama used the previous day when he spoke to the same audience?

July 25, 2012 11:17 am at 11:17 am |

Alex in NJ

Pretty sure more celebs than that have donated to Romney. Obama definitely has the edge but there aren't that few Republicans in Hollywood. One of my favorite actors, Vince Vaughn is a Republican but he wisely supports Ron Paul.

July 25, 2012 11:20 am at 11:20 am |

sassysticks53

At least we know who's donating to Obama's campaign. Romney's big campaign supporters are a secret, like Romney's tax returns, Swiss bank accounts, money offshoring in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda. LOL! Funny how the Romney supporters feel threatened by the celebrities supporting Obama! Romney's money and his secret biliionaire donors won't be able to buy the election.

July 25, 2012 11:20 am at 11:20 am |

Anders Perillo

Tom Hanks and every movie he's ever made are dead to me. Won't ever spend a dime to see one of his movies again.

July 25, 2012 11:20 am at 11:20 am |

FORWARD into the Obama FISCAL ABYSS

Why aren't these rich celebrities sending a lot of money into the California Revenue Dept.? Their state is bankrupt. They obviously are not paying their far share and have money to burn. Gov. Moonbeam needs to implement an immediate tax of 20% on the rich Hollywood crowd to get them to pay their fair share to bail the state out. If the Democrats want all of this big state and federal government then let them PAY for it.

The party that babbles every chance they get about transparency but their backers remain hidden. Hypocrisy. They expect the POTUS to tell everyone classified, privileged, Presidential information but they won't even tell who is donating to their campaigns.

Also every presidential candidate in recent history including Mittens own father, has provided at least 10 years of tax returns but he refuses. Then there is the Bain thing. So he's listed as sole CEO but he really wasn't working there at the time. This man lies so much how on earth does he keep his lies straight??

We're not forgetting those tax returns Mittens. Cough em up!

OBAMA 2012!

July 25, 2012 11:31 am at 11:31 am |

Thomas

@FORWARD into the Obama FISCAL ABYSS
Why aren't these rich celebrities sending a lot of money into the California Revenue Dept.? Their state is bankrupt. They obviously are not paying their far share and have money to burn. Gov. Moonbeam needs to implement an immediate tax of 20% on the rich Hollywood crowd to get them to pay their fair share to bail the state out. If the Democrats want all of this big state and federal government then let them PAY for it.

So what your saying , is why doesn't Mitt and his supper pac friends bail out the country with there privet funds instead of wasting millions on advertising ?
Next time you buy produce , think of where it's grown !

CALIFORNIA

July 25, 2012 11:37 am at 11:37 am |

PeterD

Liberals are irresponsible and they don't care about US Debt.

July 25, 2012 11:40 am at 11:40 am |

Blanca Vinje

Celebrities, you should be contributing with more more. What you are giving is peanuts!

July 25, 2012 11:45 am at 11:45 am |

when your nightmares end WILLARD begins

and the Koch Brothers support Romney and they probably have more money than all these Hollywood folks combined so what is the issue here? I don't see anyone here on the right getting upset over that.

July 25, 2012 11:54 am at 11:54 am |

emma

Liberals are responsible people. They care about the debt and understand that increased employment, as in building needed infrastructure, translates to more Federal revenue.